diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/cc65/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/cc65/default.nix
index 6e201ac79339..03325d2fd606 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/cc65/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/cc65/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "01a15yvs455qp20hri2pbg2wqvcip0d50kb7dibi9427hqk9cnj4";
   };
 
-  makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}"];
+  makeFlags = [
+    "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}"
+    "CC=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://cc65.github.io/";